An Exclusive interview with Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinsekion the growing backlog of veterans claims, the high rate of unemployment among vets, and the transition for troops as they come home from war.

Colorado governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) joins us to discuss his signing of two landmark bills, as Colorado becomes the sixth state to legalize civil unions, and the second state to enact gun control bills in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shootings.

Plus, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Austin Nimocks from Alliance Defending Freedom, Republican Strategist Ana Navarroand CNN Senior Political Analyst Ron Brownstein on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear oral arguments in the challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. And, with a political ceasefire over the budget, expect Congress to tackle two big legislative priorities - immigration and guns. We’ll look at the challenges facing each, and their chances for passage.

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